Flood in Russia

Region:

Volgograd Region

Mon, 12/04/2010

A sharp increase in the temperature from minus 10 degrees to plus 10 degrees triggering the melting of snow caused floods between 22 and 26 March, inundating seven settlements in four municipal districts in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation. Some 3,250 people, including 197 children were affected and had to be evacuated into temporary shelter solutions